Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast
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Episodes: 73
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A summary conversation on news events and public affairs in Chicago.
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City Council attempts to rein in spending, Foxx's shadow looms over Chicago, CPS enrollment drops, again.
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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U.S. Senate candidate, Don Tracy.
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Oct 16, 2026 |
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Hilario in trouble, more taxes from City Hall, Senate race.
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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City Council attempts to rein in spending, Foxx's shadow looms over Chicago, CPS enrollment drops, again.
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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Parking meters, data centers, Board of Education elections.
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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Johnson announces, aldermen wilt, the PRO Act.
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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A conversation with mayoral candidate, Commissioner George Cardenas.
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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Settlements, retirements, anniversaries.
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Sep 12, 2026 |
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza, candidate for mayor of Chicago.
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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White Sox relocating, Brandon's budget deficit, another mass shooting.
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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Custer drops from the BOE race, the mayor's budget "solution," and another divorce record is unsealed.
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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A conversation with mayoral candidate, John Kelly.
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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CTU sues over a cartoon, tollway costs rise, the Chicago City Council's porn addict
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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CTA's new pilot program, Bears crawl closer to Indiana, SEIU enters BOE race.
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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Giannoulias enters mayoral race, PPP fraud, CTU's sustainable community school model is a failure.
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Mayoral candidate Danielle Carter-Walters
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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Executive orders, lawsuits, and the CPS budget.
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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The CTU joins the Chicago News Guild, Byron booted from the ballot, Chicago weighs a settlement to two convicted killers.
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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In our latest episode of Chicago Contrarian, The Conversation, host Jim Bosco interviews former Superintendent of Police Eddie Johnson.
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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U of C poll delivers Mayor Johnson bad news, CPS cuts staff, BOE races.
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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More weekend violence, Brandon's budget finger pointing, victims of "police torture" get their monument
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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Snelling runs for the exit, Broadview Six returns to the headlines, Pritzker's equity agenda collapses.
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Gun violence office, CPS budget, Mayor Johnson gets another challenger.
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Burnin' Merlin is arrested, parking meters, and Mayor Johnson disparages Musk.
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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Dr. Macquline King on Capitol Hill, Board of Education races, Broadway 6 saga continues.
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Bears go into permanent hibernation, Mendoza announces for mayor, setting the record straight on the Broadview Six.
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Memorial Day madness, cashless CTU, The mayor goes to Rome.
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May 30, 2026 |
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Stacy Davis Gates feud with Michael Sacks, Activists lose court case against SA O'Neill Burke, Pritzker-MBJ war of words.
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May 23, 2026 |
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A conversation with Don Tracy, GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate.
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May 22, 2026 |
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Board of Ethics raps Paul Vallas' knuckles, CPS budget crisis, more problems with Electronic Monitoring.
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May 16, 2026 |
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A conversation with former Chicago police officer and author Marty Preib.
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May 14, 2026 |
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Kim Foxx returns to the headlines, Walgreens closes, Sam Steele acquitted.
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May 09, 2026 |
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A Conversation with Urban Center's Juan Rangal.
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May 06, 2026 |
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Swedish Hospital shooting kills one CPD, seriously injures another. Progressive lawmakers run for cover.
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May 02, 2026 |
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CPS parents push back at CTU, millionaires' tax fails, civil rights lawyers, activists continue to harass Eileen O'Neill Burke.
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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CTU says "school's out" on May 1, mayoral veto, and homeless in our parks.
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Bob Fioretti, candidate for Illinois Attorney General.
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Adam Toledo lawsuit, CTU encourages kids to skip class, more upheaval at City Hall.
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Chicago Contrarian, The Conversation. Today, we held a discussion with mayoral candidate Liam Stanton.
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Police staffing report, Cook County taxes, and Mayor Johnson's CHA fiasco.
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Sheridan Gorman, One Fair Wage, CTA Task Force.
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Primaries, CPS CEO search goes south again, a purge at City Hall
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Illegals casting ballots in Chicago elections, CTU to skip work on May 1, activists attack State's Attorney.
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Mayor Johnson's "big announcement," Sam Steele tries to hold on to office, Board race heats up.
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Taxpayers foot the bill for Mayor Johnson's trip to D.C., Preckwinkle searches for a fall guy, the CTU guts another Charter School Network
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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The Bears wave goodbye to Chicago, Mother Cabrini to replace Columbus, Chicago magazine's "Top 50 Most Powerful."
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Conversation with Christian Maxwell, GOP candidate for Illinois 1st congressional district.
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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More mayoral meddling, what the White House should do in Chicago, Mayor Johnson takes a step forward toward reelection.
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Snelling, Mayor Johnson caught in a lie, the OIG report on CPS spills some unsavory secrets.
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Federal scholarship program, Mayor Johnson visits Washington, D.C., the fight for the Cook County Board presidency.
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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CPS scandals, CTU in hot water again, Chicago's worst in media.
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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22: Lori Lightfoot returns to the headlines, ICE murder-for-hire trial, and Chicago prepares for layoffs.
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Chicago Board of Education squeezes another $40 million from taxpayers, Mayor Johnson responds to ICE shooting in Minnesota
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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20: Budget deal reached, Samantha Steele in hot water, Toni Preckwinkle's Tyler Technologies nightmare.
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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19: Chicago's budget battle continues, Preckwinkle fires a MAGA salvo at campaign rival, Mayor Johnson's new CTA safety plan.
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Budget impasse, Cook County property tax, and the Socialists throw a party in Chicago.
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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CTU's troubles mount, new rules for Christkindlmarket suffocate business, Eileen O'Neill Burke's first year as State's Attorney.
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Mass shooting downtown spoils Christmas tree lighting, WBEZ piece shows rise in CPD pointing their weapons at people, CFL leader urges aldermen to consider property tax increase.
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Mayor Johnson's tax package fails in Finance Cmte., CTA safety again in question, Maria Pappas joins mayoral race.
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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CPS junkets on taxpayers' dime, ICE's impact on crime in Chicago, the state of the GOP in Chicago
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Mamdani prevails in New York City, Chuy Garcia rigs the game in the 4th Congressional District, Chicago's great displacement.
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Illegal aliens, Indoctrination, and Indictment.
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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No Kings, Pritzker disses Johnson's Head Tax, Stacy Davis Gates takes charge over the IFT.
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Mayor Johnson rolled out his "Protecting Chicago" budget on Thursday. We'll unpack his tax proposals. Paul Vallas questions who is most responsible for drops to crime in Chicago. Is it affordable housing or a new SA who is detaining criminals? Alder
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Paul Vallas critiques the Chicago City Council's "apology for slavery" resolution. ICE shooting in Brighton Park creates a firestorm of controversy. Willie Wilson commentary in the Chicago Tribune says Jim Crow is returning to Chicago.
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Chicago Teachers Union social media post on Assata Shakur, media coverage of ICE/CBP operations in Chicago, the race to replace Representative Danny Davis.
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Chicago restaurants are in decline, Mayor Brandon Johnson declares law enforcement a "sickness, "and the Chicago Public Schools dismisses Network employees.
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Mayor Johnson's Financial Future Task Force submits its final report. Paul Vallas' essay on media bias in its coverage of Chicago Police. Mayor Johnson has a tantrum at a weekly press conference.
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Judge Timothy Evans is ousted as chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, CTU lawsuit, and Brendan Reilly announces bid for Cook County Board president.
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Chicago prepares for Trump intervening in Chicago to address crime. Is the Chicago Public Schools considering permanent remote learning? We also take a look at candidates for the 9th congressional district.
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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CPS passes budget, M3 Strategies poll on crime, mayoral field continues to develop, Trump weighs National Guard to Chicago
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Does Chicago need a Consent Decree for its justice system? Toni Preckwinkle's reelection bid. Stacy Davis Gates lashes out at Governor J.B. Pritzker over school funding.
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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CPS releases its budget; Cook County State's Attorney declines to charge Chicago Police in Dexter Reed case.
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Aug 16, 2025 |